Snagging is a vital process that is to be undertaken once you have moved into or just before you move into your new property along with things out of tolerance that can and will cause further issues down the line. Snagging is the result of poor management and substandard workmanship. These items must be identified at the earliest possible stage to avoid complications at a later stage. This process is to identify anything or any items that aren’t how they should be. A few examples of snags are as follows:
JOINTS TO BRICKWORK
LEAKS IN PIPES BEHIND SINKS
WET ROOMS NOT SEALED PROPERLY
INSUFFICIENT INSULATION IN ATTIC
BRACING MISSING IN ROOF
BROKEN ROOF TILES
STIFF WINDOW/DOOR OPENINGS
ETC, ETC..
The list is endless and the reason every household should undertake a professional snag.
Benefits of a professional Snag List
Can eliminate costly repairs
One of the biggest investments made in a person's lifetime is typically the purchase of a new house or apartment. Repairing fundamental building defects, however, can be particularly expensive and annoying. These are removed by snag lists.
Helps meet Building Regulation Standards
Although builders must adhere to appropriate standards and building codes, there are a number of problems that can happen during construction. In spite of the property being sold as such, some building components could not be in compliance with or meet Building Regulation Standards in Ireland.
Detects flaws quickly
In order to inform potential homebuyers and help them make better, more informed decisions, a snag list is a dependable tool for identifying any potential flaws or issues that may have occurred during the building of a new property.
Can be used for price negotiations
Buyers can use the snag list report to negotiate with the seller about specific items in need of remediation so that they aren’t left paying out of pocket for unforeseen problems later on, which can often cost thousands of euros.
New Build Snag Survey
When buying a new build property its often a very stressful time. Once your day arrives to finally get your keys and you enter your new home. Excitement takes over and once the dust settles the stress starts again trying to do your best to identify any issues and faults this process is called snagging. When you start to find snags in your home it must feel strange as you must be thinking this is a new home and this shouldn’t be happening. Your mind tells you there must be more that you are not qualified or have the knowledge to find. This is where a fully qualified snagging professional comes in. We inspect every inch of your new home. We can guarantee we will find this that will surprise you how poor some of the workmanship is. Poor workmanship has many impacts on a property the biggest being reoccurring issues or creating further issues. This is why its imperative that every new home buyer should enlist the services of a professional snagger to compile a detailed snag report.